Those temples include giant rock-cut sculptures of the Tirthankaras (the 24 great Jain teachers).­

Interestingly, those sculptures are often partly hidden inside the rock, with only the head visible through a "window".­ The rest of the giant sculpture is behind a wall of rock and can be seen only by entering through a small passage at the bottom.­

All the Jain sculptures were defaced and castrated by Muslim armies in the 16th century, but some were restored /­ rebuilt later.­